UE Gap Priority Reporting for Multi-Gap Conflict Resolution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current network-side devices face conflicts in configuring multiple measurement gaps, leading to inefficiencies and reconfigurations due to the lack of clear gap priority preference information from UEs, particularly in multi-subscriber identity module (MUSIM) scenarios.

Innovation Solution

The UE reports gap priority preference information to the network-side device, including priority values and purpose information for individual gaps, enabling the network-side device to determine priority relationships and avoid unnecessary reconfigurations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the network-side device configures multiple measurement gap patterns, then measurement coverage is improved, but gap conflicts occur at specific time points

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemeasurement coverageVSAvoidgap conflict

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The UE reports gap priority preference information in advance before conflicts occur, allowing the network-side device to pre-determine priority relationships and resolve potential gaps before they cause measurement failures

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The UE provides feedback information about its gap priority preferences to the network-side device, enabling the network to adjust gap configurations based on actual UE needs and avoid conflicts

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If the network-side device resolves gap conflicts by reconfiguration, then gap conflicts are eliminated, but signaling load increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegap conflict resolutionVSAvoidsignaling load

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The UE reports priority preference information before conflicts occur, allowing the network to pre-resolve potential conflicts without needing to perform reconfiguration operations when conflicts actually happen

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The UE autonomously provides its gap priority preference information, enabling the network to resolve conflicts using pre-provided data rather than requiring iterative reconfiguration processes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of manufacture

If the network-side device configures gap patterns without UE priority information, then configuration simplicity is maintained, but measurement efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconfiguration simplicityVSAvoidmeasurement efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The UE provides feedback about its gap priority preferences, enabling the network to optimize gap configurations for better measurement efficiency without significantly complicating the configuration process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The network uses the reported priority preference information to adjust gap configuration parameters, optimizing measurement efficiency by aligning gap patterns with UE-specific priority requirements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250261027A1Gap Information Reporting Method, UE, and Network-Side Device

Publication Date: 2025.08.14 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD

AI summary

A gap information reporting method includes reporting, by a UE, gap priority preference information to a network-side device, where the gap priority preference information includes a priority value of at least one first gap, where the priority value of the at least one first gap meets at least one of the following; being used for comparison with priority values of N measurement gaps configured by the network-side device, where N is a positive integer; a priority value of each first gap in the at least one first gap falling within a gap priority range; or being used to indicate a priority relationship between the at least one first gap.